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Our activities will return on February 1st, 2012!

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Happy new year!

Student's Projects: Chitchat Magazine

This is a fictional magazine created by students of Postarcards 2 Book. The content of the magazine was mostly invented by the students.This is a great project that can be made with real life contents too like a yearbook from the class.

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December 2011 Student's Projects

Postcards 3B (Intermediate I):the students recorded different kinds of TV Shows featuring Gameshow, News, Talkshow and Sitcom . This is one more role play projects to improve their confidence and oral skills, just like the ones we did in July 2011.

Game show:

Daniel: Hello New York, welcome back to Quizical, your favorite game show! Here are the contestants: Gustavo from Brazil and Artur from Portugal. Ok, what do you hope doing in this game, Gustavo?

Gustavo: I hope having a good performance to win.

Daniel: You, Artur?

Artur: I win this game I’ll win one million dollars.

Daniel: So, Gustavo, here’s your first question: Who was America’s first president?

Gustavo: George Washington?

Daniel: Yeah! Correct! Now it’s one-zero. Artur: What am I thinking?

Artur: But that’s impossible!

Daniel: Answer it, now!

Artur: About your girlfriend?

Daniel: No, I’m thinking about pizza! Ok, you won, you lost. But you still have a prize. Spin this wheel and I’ll show you.

After spinning the wheel…

Daniel: You won! A ballon!

Artur: Are you kidding?

Daniel: I’ll give you a candy too.

News:

Diane Sawyer (anchor): Deborah

Anderson Cooper(anchor): Pedro

Philippe Morris (weather forecast): Felipe

Pedro: Welcome back, this is CNN Live with Anderson Cooper

Deborah: and Diane Sawyer

Pedro: Yesterday The Food and Drug Administration put a hold and general recall on Red Bull energy drink.

Deborah: Red Bull has been linked to several birth defects –wing-like growths on the backs of babies.

Pedro: The unusual side effects, which occur 2% of women who drink Red Bull while pregnant, were first reported by researchers at the University of California San Francisco, who used a study group of over 800 women over a course of 3 years.

Deborah: Red Bull is disappointed with the FDA’s action, and does not think that the recall was necessary. Gavin Tyson, Red Bull’s lawyer arguments: “Have you ever met a child who did NOT want wings?”

Pedro: Red Bull has this last week alone spent fifteen million dollars in research and tests, hoping to achieve the perfect flying child as soon as possible.

Deborah: And now our weather forecast with Philippe Morris.

Felipe: Hi Diane. It’s going to rain all weekend, nonstop. Seriously. Stay home.

Pedro: Oh, no!

Felipe: Monday, on the other hand, will be sunny and hot but you’ll have to go to work. Sorry guys, I wish I had better news.

Deborah: Thank you Phillipe.

Pedro: That was CNN Life, we’ll be back at 7 PM.

Deborah: Thanks for watching.

Pedro: Good afternoon.

Talk show:

Host: Vinícius

Guest: Bernardo (Brad Pitt)

Vinícius: Good evening Ladies and gentlemen! We are here today with the amazing actor Brad Pitt.

Bernardo with sunglasses make a V sign with his hand.

Vinícius: So, Brad, how’s your marriage? Is Angelina Jolie really that beautiful?

Bernardo: Everything’s cool, man. She’s wonderful.

Vinícius: How many kids do you already have?

Bernardo: (counting on his fingers)…5…no, 6!

Vinicius: Do you plan to have more babies?

Bernardo: Yeah man, we’re considering adopting one or two kids from Brazil.

Vinicius: Isn’t it good news, Brazilians? And what about your career?

Bernardo: Well, I plan to stop acting in three years.

Vinicius: Three years? And then what?

Bernardo: I think I’ll produce movies and maybe write some stories.

Vinicius: And having more babies with Angelina, right?

Bernardo: Sure, why not?

Vinicius: Thank you Brad, always a pleasure.

Bernardo: Any time, man.

Sitcom:

Sitcom: Friends

Monica: Bruna

Rachel: Thays

Phoebe: Ana

Introduction:

Ana: A situation comedy, known as sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same environment, such as a home or workplace, with jokes as part of the dialogue.

Thays: one of the most famous is the American sitcom Friends. It aired from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004.

Bruna: The series is about a group of 6 friends in Manhattan. We are going to play a scene with the three female characters: Monica, Rachel and Phoebe.

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's apartment. Monica is on the phone with her mother. Phoebe, Rache are there.]

Thays: Wow, this is so cool, you guys. The entire city is blacked out!

Bruna: Mom says it's all of Manhattan, parts of Brooklyn and Queens, and they have no idea when it's coming back on.

Thays: Wow, you guys, this is big.

Bruna: [into phone] Pants and a sweater? Why, mom? Who am I gonna meet in a blackout? Power company guys? Eligible looters? Could we talk about this later? OK. [hangs up]

Ana: Can I borrow the phone? I want to call my apartment and check on my grandma. [to Monica] What's my number?

[Monica and Rachel look at Phoebe strangely.]

Ana: Well, I never call me.

Halloween 2011

Some images of our wonderful Halloween's celebration.

Presentations: English Time and Pockets

Learning Center São Conrado, July 2011

English Time

Pockets

July Presentations: role plays

Role plays are a fun way to learn, to overcome shyness, to develop creative writing skills and to improve pronunciation.

Supervised by the teacher, the students wrote dialogues that covered all grammar and vocabulary topics presented on the six units of the book Postcards 3A and 2A.

Role Play's script Postcards 3A:

Two people were talking about football in a restaurant, then the waiter came to the table.

Daniel: Ready to order?

Arthur: Not yet, can you give us a few minutes?

Daniel: Take your time!

Gustavo: Ok, this waiter is very strange, isn’t he?

Arthur: Yeah, he is. But I’m hungry, I don’t want to go to another restaurant.

Gustavo: Waiter, please! We want to order now.

Daniel: Ok, so, what do you want?

Arthur: I want a bottle of water and…

Daniel: We don’t have water, just Pepsi. Can it be?

Gustavo: Ok, It can be good.

Arthur: It can be really good!

All: It can be Pepsi!

Role Play's script Postcards 2A:

Victor: Luisa is getting ready for a party.

Luisa: How do I look?

Thayane: These jeans are too tight and this t shirt is too big.

Leticia: I think you should change it.

Victor: Pedro enters the room.

Pedro: Come on, you are taking too long!

Paulo: We are going to be late!

Leticia and Thayane: Shut up!

Luisa: Wait! I’m choosing my outfit!

Paulo: Ok, you have only five more minutes!

Victor: the boys leave the room and Luisa picks a new outfit.

Luisa: Ok, how do I look now?

Leticia: This dress is too short. And it’s not cool enough.

Thayane: You should try on your black skirt!

Victor: Luiza tries the skirt on with an orange top. The boys come to the door again.

Pedro: Ready?

Thayane: Yes, this is perfect!

Paulo: Ok, we are still on time, let’s go!

Vacations are coming!

We are going to start our mid year vacations on July 15th and we're coming back on August 1st!

We wish our students and teachers all the best and a lot of fun!

See you soon!

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back students and teachers !

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

This was a great year at Learning Center and we wish our staff, our students and their families a beautiful and Merry Christmas and an amazing new year.

See you in 2011!

It's Christmas Time

by Bob Lazzar-Atwood.

Put your problems on probation

Run your troubles off the track,

Throw your worries out the window

Get the monkeys off your back.

Silence all your inner critics

With your conscience make amends,

And allow yourself some happiness

It's Christmas time again!

Call a truce with those who bother you

Let all the fighting cease,

Give your differences a breather

And declare a time of peace,

Don't let angry feelings taint

The precious time you have to spend,

And allow yourself some happiness

It's Christmas time again!

Like some cool refreshing water

Or a gentle summer breeze,

Like a fresh bouquet of flowers

Or the smell of autumn leaves,

It's a banquet for the spirit

Filled with family, food and friends,

So allow yourself some happiness

It's Christmas time again!

Song's Projects November 2010

Happy Children's Day!

I'd like that every children could grow up knowing that their value as a person doesn't depend on their size, color, sexual orientation or social class.

That they would grow up knowing how to respect differences.

That they would know that the most important thing in life is finding their own way to be happy.

That self love is the most important gift we can offer the world: people that are in peace with themselves can create a better world, offering happiness and love to others.

And that being a child is also a state of mind: even as adults we don't have to lose our innocence, we don't have to lose touch with the pleasure of discovering things, with our dreams and wishes.

If one day I have a kid, that's what I wish for him/her.

by Patricia Morgado

Source of the picture: Weesha's World

2nd semester, here we go!

Welcome back teachers and students!

World Cup 2010

We're only a few days away from the beginning of the Soccer's World Cup 2010!
It starts on June 11th, in South Africa.
Let's support our favorite teams and have lots of fun!

For more information related to the World Cup please visit the FIFA's Website.

Happy easter!

The Learning Center wishes everyone a happy Easter!

"Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life".

~S.D. Gordon

Welcome back!

We are starting a new year together and we are very happy about that!
Let's use this beautiful thought as an inspiration for this new beginning:

"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere."
Chinese Proverb

Welcome students!

Recent events

Last september our team participated in interesting events.

The first one was the TDC Plus , on September 18th.

Piri Szabó made a presentation called "Brain facts: Food for thought!", about new discoveries concerning the brain and the learning process. She also presented important facts regarding the differences between the female and male brains and its implications in the classroom.

Another interesting workshop was presented by Vinícius Nobre: "Beyond songs and games: Involving learners as a teaching strategy ". With simple and fun activities, such as the use of games as part of the planning, not only as entertainment, we can create a fun learning environment. With "hands on" activities he demonstrated how it is possible.

On September 25th, we attended another workshop by Vinicíus Nobre. This time the topic was about something that concerns teen's teachers: how can we keep them motivated to learn? Through simple, but effective activities, usually involving group work, games and music, we had interesting teaching experiences and a fun afternoon.

Happy Valentine's day!

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14th in many countries. It is a day when lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's Cards, flowers, teddy bears, chocolate and candy. All in the name of St. Valentine!But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day — and its patron saint — is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.
According to the Greeting Card Association in the United States, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)
Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United States and United Kingdom, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, France, and Australia

Sources: Wikipedia and History.com

Great ideas for the teachers from TDC

A 32a edição do TDC - Teacher Development Course foi realizada com sucesso no último dia 12 de setembro de 2008. Os participantes tiveram a oportunidade de reciclar idéias, fazer contatos, e conhecer um pouco mais do trabalho de ótimos palestrantes como José Luis Morales e Vinícius Nobre.

Destacamos aqui os elementos mais interessantes de suas apresentações, esperando que elas possam auxiliar em nossas práticas pedagógicas.

"Feelthinking: a powerful competence for teenage learners" by José Luis Morales

José Luis Morales, um dos autores da coleção Hey there (para adolescentes) apresentou idéia de "Feelthinking "questions.

As "Feelthinking" questions são perguntas que visam integrar o conteúdo didático à realidade do aluno.

"Classroom management that works" by Vinícius Nobre

Destacamos também a apresentação de Vinícius Nobre. O tema abordado por ele foi o gerenciamento da sala de aula cujo sucesso depende da articulação entre as "Stirring activities" (atividades dinâmicas e instigantes) e as "Settling activities" (atividades mais calmas e introspectivas) .

Caso haja interesse de aprofundamento no tema das apresentações escreva para englishforallages@hotmail.com que lhes enviaremos os emails dos palestrantes.

Presentations: July 2008

As turmas das professoras Patrícia Morgado e Luciana Hervoso realizaram apresentações de fim de semestre no Learning Center do Leblon.
Os alunos da professora Patrícia abriram a apresentação cantando as músicas do livro "Hip Hip Hooray 3 ", da editora Pearson Longman.

A professora Luciana trabalhou com sua turma o livro "Postcards 1" . Uma unidade citava a famosa apresentadora americana Oprah Winfrey. Inpirados nesta celebridade a professora e a turma criaram um divertido teste oral na forma de programa de entrevistas.

A professora, caracterizada como Oprah, realizou uma pequena entrevista com os artistas/alunos. Em seguida, cada um cantou uma música de um artista que escolheram para personificar. O público estava bastante animado e os pais ficaram encantados com a desenvoltura de seus filhos.